Yes, back then they could gather the money.
But the eldest son’s wife mentioned her husband’s position, saying that others were watching their family. If their family didn’t have someone go to the countryside, it would affect their jobs and make the factory leaders think they were scheming for personal gain.
It was because of this, and also because Xiaoxiao had signed up wanting to escape, not wanting to go to the countryside, that her father also feared he might indeed lose his job, and forcefully made Xiaoxiao go to the countryside.
"Xiaoxiao said that it wasn’t her who signed up to go to the countryside."
Second Brother Yun felt that the news he heard today was more shocking than the last.
"If it wasn’t Xiaoxiao who signed up, then who signed her up?" Second Brother Yun stared at Mother Yun, full of confusion.
At this moment, the mother and son seemed to understand each other’s thoughts and guessed who that person was.
"After you get off work tonight, bring your wife home, we’re dividing the family property."
Divide the family property?
"Didn’t my sister-in-law say I was a live-in son-in-law and all the home’s possessions would be hers?" Second Brother Yun, now aware of his mother’s suspicions and having been schemed against before, couldn’t help but bring up another matter.
"Your father and I aren’t dead yet. Settle this and come back early with your wife."
Mother Yun left those words and walked away.
Second Brother Yun watched his mother’s departing figure and smiled.
"Dad, my little sister sent us dried vegetables from their side." Chef Zhao said with a smile, in this winter it was either radishes or cabbages.
Wanting to eat anything else was scarce.
"Wait until we get meat, we’ll stew the meat."
He had indeed touched that piece of cured meat, and it was not light.
This brother-in-law still had some abilities.
But thinking about what his mother had said earlier, originally his little sister hadn’t signed herself up to go to the countryside. It ruled out his involvement and probably his eldest sister’s too, leaving only his eldest brother and sister-in-law?
Wasn’t it obvious? One went to the countryside, one became a live-in son-in-law. In the end, whose hands did the home fall into, who benefited the most?
His own wife often said he was slow; he had never accepted it before, but now he had to admit it.
How could he have not noticed?
If he had noticed, his little sister might not have gone to the countryside and wouldn’t have gotten married now.
As for this brother-in-law, how was he treating his little sister?
Mom hadn’t told him much either.
But he would return home tonight anyway.
Mother Yun didn’t go home but went to find Father Yun.
"You’re back?" Father Yun was a bit surprised; she had been there for two days and then returned.
"Did she come back with you?" Father Yun felt a bit awkward asking this.
At this word, Father Yun immediately flared up, "Why isn’t she coming back? Is she still angry? After all these years, how can she still be angry?"
Mother Yun, seeing the stubborn Father Yun and thinking about her daughter in the countryside, felt a bit downhearted.
"Originally going to the countryside, it wasn’t Xiaoxiao who signed up."
This statement momentarily stunned the angry Father Yun, and his anger dissipated.
"She didn’t sign up, but didn’t she say she did, not wanting to go to the countryside?"
Originally, it was because she had signed up that when it was her turn to go to the countryside, she didn’t want to go.
"Someone signed up on her behalf." Mother Yun’s tone was very calm, not wanting to play guessing games with still angry Father Yun, she directly stated.
This statement doused Father Yun’s fire again. Someone signed up for her?
"But even if someone signed up on her behalf, they would need her documents to enroll." With this statement, Father Yun quickly understood; his wife meant that family members had signed up the youngest daughter to make her go to the countryside?